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self-deception
[ self-di-sep-shuhn, self- ]
noun
- the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
self-deception
noun
- the act or an instance of deceiving oneself, esp as to the true nature of one's feelings or motives
Derived Forms
- ˌself-deˈceptive, adjective
Other Words From
- self-de·ceptive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-deception1
Example Sentences
The mask of self-deception was no longer a mask for me, it was a part of me.
It takes some powerful self-deception to indulge in the notion of “lessons learned” after a dozen years of war.
I believe that the future of liberalism—and much else—depends on our overcoming this ruinous self-deception.
It demonstrates either an incredible act of purposeful evasion or self-deception.
To what extent do you think true self-deception (as opposed to simple bias) exists?
Not easy to him was it to get back from the varying lights and shadows of self-deception to the radiant sunshine of truth.
Had his best days of happiness been, then, nothing but hollowness and self-deception?
Self-deception, egotism, cheap optimism—could they bring a man to this state of mind?
Where a child is enamoured of some definite individual, self-deception occurs just as it does in adults similarly situated.
Attempts to show what we know about life; to set the bounds of real truth as distinguished from phrases and self-deception.
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